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Mitchell’s WWE 205 Live Results & Report! (9/17/19)

Who will step up to the Law of 205 Live next?

Published

5 years ago

September 17, 2019

Steven Mitchell

Drew Gulak’s grip on the title only tightens!

The Clash of Champions has passed, and the WWE Cruiserweight Champion is STILL the Philly Stretcher! But as things are changing in the WWE landscape, who will step up next to challenge his reign?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Lince Dorado VS Ariya Daivari; Dorado wins.
Jack Gallagher VS THE Brian Kendrick w/ Akira Tozawa; Gallagher wins, by disqualification.
Oney Lorcan VS Tony Nese; Nese wins.

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And STILL the Law of 205 Live!

Not even a Triple Threat that was fast and furious with lucha libre action from Lince Dorado and Humberto Carrillo could end the reign of Drew Gulak! Gulak took advantage of Carrillo and Lince going after each other to then capitalize and keep the Cruiserweight Championship, but what is next for both champion and division in this changing WWE landscape?

Lince Dorado VS Ariya Daivari!

The Golden Lynx could not secure his first ever championship, but that doesn’t deter his determination. He also looks to settle things with the Persian Lion for everything Daivari has said and done to the Lucha House Party. Will Lynx leap over Lion to head back towards the title?

The bell rings and Atlanta echoes “Lucha! Lucha!” with Lince. Daivari trash talks Lince, saying that he could have been the guy to make Lince a champ. Daivari shoves Lince so Lince fires off fast hands and chops! Lince whips but Daivari bails out. Lince springboards and splashes down! Fans fire up with Lince as he stalks Daivari on the ramp. But Daivari sends Lince at the ring! Lince hops up and asai moonsaults back! Daivari goes down again and Lince rains down rights! Lince puts Daivari in but Daivari bails back out. So Lince gets on the barriers, and leaps to huricanrana Daivari down! Fans cheer as Lince puts Daivari in the ring. Lince climbs up fast, but Daivari is up and gets under the leap. Lince handsprings to elbow Daivari back, then hits a leap frog headscissors!

Daivari ends up on the ropes, Lince runs in, but Daivari tosses Lince out! Lince lands hard and a ring count begins. Daivari goes out to cheer himself on, then he trash talks more. Daivari puts Lince back in the ring then has him in a corner. Daivari whips corner to corner hard and Lince bounces off buckles. Cover, ONE, but Daivari is on Lince with a chinlock. Lince endures and fights his way up and out of the hold. Lince jumps for a big snapmare, then dodges to springboard and crossbody! Cover, TWO, but Lince Oklahoma Rolls! TWO, and Daivari is on the ropes. Lince whips Daivari but Daivari reverses. Daivari reels Lince in for a DDT! Cover, TWO, but just barely! Daivari still grows frustrated with Lince, and also tells Atlanta to “Shut up!” Fans rally for Lince as Daivari goes after the mask. Daivari wraps on a chinlock and grinds Lince down.

Fans rally and Lince feeds off it to fight his way up. Lince stands but Daivari throws him down by his mask! The referee reprimands Daivari and fans boo. Daivari just laughs at Atlanta before wrapping a chinlock on Lince. Lince fires up again and fans rally behind him. Lince fights back and gets free, but runs into a sleeper hold! Daivari holds on tight as Lince reaches around. Lince drops down, victory rolls Daivari, TWO! Daivari kicks low then whips. Lince handsprings to PELE! Daivari goes down and Lince fires himself back up. Lince and Daivari go to opposite ends, and Daivari runs in. Lince counter punches then kicks Daivari away, then CHOPS! Lince throws CHOP after CHOP then whips, but Daivari reverses, only to get a windmill kick and dropkick! Lince mule kicks then somersaults to Eddie Gordo kick! Daivari ends up in a corner and Atlanta fires up with Lince again.

Lince runs in but is put on the apron. Lince climbs and leaps, big crossbody takes Daivari down! Cover, TWO!! Daivari escapes but Lince won’t give up! The chants of “LUCHA! LUCHA!” echo out as Lince puts Daivari in a drop zone. Lince goes up but Daivari hits the ropes to trip him! Daivari crosses the arms, ICONOCLASM! Cover, TWO!! Lince still lives and Daivari is furious! Daivari grits his teeth and glares down at Lince. Daivari watches Lince crawl to the other corner. Daivari runs in, but misses big! Lince SUPERICKS and Daivari drops, Lince moonsaults! Uno! Dos! TRES but Lince has to roll through as Daivari dodges. Lince goes Eddie Gordo again to then whip. Daivari reverses but Lince kicks him away, only to run into an urenage! Cover, TWO!! Lince shocks Daivari by surviving again!

Daivari drags Lince up and tells him, “You should’ve listened to me!” Hammerlock, but the lariat misses! Crucifix takedown, TWO! Daivari lifts, Lince sunset flips, Daivari sits on it, TWO! Lince pops up but gets a BOMB! Matchbox cover, TWO!? Daivari is starting to lose his cool, but he keeps his focus. Atlanta rallies up as Daivari puts Lince in a corner. Daivari puts Lince up on top and CHOPS. Daivari climbs up to join Lince, but Lince resists! Fans rally with “Lucha! Lucha!” and Lince clubs away on Daivari! Lince punches Daivari but Daivari punches back. Daivari still wants the superplex but Lince fights harder. Daivari drops, Lince adjusts, GOLDEN SHOOTING STAR! Cover, Lince wins!!

Winner: Lince Dorado, by pinfall

The Persian Lion goes bankrupt against the Golden Lynx of Lucha House Party! Can Lince and his amigos climb back up again to bring the fiesta to 205 Live?

Oney Lorcan speaks.

“Tony Nese, you tried to take me out, but I’m still standing.” Nese hurt Oney. But not nearly as badly as Oney will hurt Nese tonight. And Oney promises that once he’s done with Nese, he’s headed for Drew Gulak and the Cruiserweight Championship. Will the Fury of 205 Live take out the Premier Athlete to then go back for more pain and punishment against Gulak?

Jack Gallagher VS THE Brian Kendrick w/ Akira Tozawa!

As amazing a combination Gallagher and Kushida made last week, a true gentleman settles things 1v1. Will Gallagher right the wrong wrought by the Man with a Plan? Or will Kendrick teach “Jacky Boy” that manners don’t matter in a fight?

The bell rings and Kendrick circles with Gallagher. They tie up and Kendrick gets a single leg takedown. Kendrick steps through for a toehold, but Gallagher knuckle locks and reaches up with a foot. Gallagher rolls back and wrenches Kendrick down, to then hammerlock the arm, and pull on the other. Kendrick endures as Gallagher pulls him back, and makes him a recliner! Cover, but Kendrick pops out to his own, ONE! Kendrick headlocks but Gallagher powers out. Things speed up but Kendrick catches Gallagher, only to be thrown with the twisting body scissors! Gallagher dropkicks Kendrick out to the apron, but then suplexes him back in. Kendrick escapes and shoves Gallagher, but misses in the corner. Gallagher goes to the other corner, and has the Extraordinary Headstand!

Kendrick is stopped in his tracks as Gallagher bicycles his legs. Gallagher keeps Kendrick back, then pops up and over. Gallagher back drops Kendrick, then has him in another corner. Gallagher runs in but misses his dropkick. He lands on his feet to deck Kendrick, then runs to slide. Kendrick gets under but gets sent into barriers! Tozawa checks on his pal. Gallagher gets Kendrick in the ring and the ref tells Tozawa to keep back. Kendrick kicks Gallagher back but into Tozawa! Gallagher and Tozawa stare down, trying to reason out what just happened. Gallagher is saying Tozawa should just get out of the way, but Kendrick has a kendo stick!? Kendrick SMACKS Gallagher from behind!!

Winner: Jack Gallagher, by disqualification

Even Tozawa is shocked by this! Kendrick just smiles and shrugs it off, not worried about the loss in the slightest. Kendrick brings the kendo stick with him into the ring, and he SMACKS Gallagher again! Is this the lesson Kendrick wanted to teach Gallagher? Or is he just venting his frustrations? Tozawa wants Kendrick to stop, but Kendrick keeps smacking away! Then he uses the stick in a Captain’s Hook crossface! Tozawa pushes Kendrick off Gallagher and tosses the stick aside. Kendrick says that’s fine, he got what he wanted out of this. Tozawa checks on Gallagher, but then Kendrick has the stick to SMACK Tozawa?! Kendrick turns on his friend!? What is going on with Kendrick that he would do this? Or like the proverbial scorpion, is this all in Kendrick’s nature?

Backstage interview with Humberto Carrillo.

Ultimo Ninja was oh so close to becoming champion in his first attempt. But what is going through his mind after that loss? Carrillo is not deterred, he almost won! But Gulak stole the moment. It was a bit disappointing, but going 1v1, Gulak won’t be so lucky. Carrillo vows to earn another chance, and nothing will stop him from being the next Cruiserweight Champion. Will Carrillo make good on fulfilling his family’s dream?

Oney Lorcan VS Tony Nese!

The Premier Athlete violently rejected the encouragement of the Boston Brawler, and made a big mistake in making him angry. Will the Abs of 205 Live regret treating the Fury of 205 Live the way he did? Or will Nese be the gatekeeper as Oney tries to fight back to title contention?

The bell rings and the two circle. Oney trips Nese to rain down rights, but Nese turns it around to rani down lefts. Oney gets back on top for right hands, but Nese gets away. Nese gets out of the ring but Oney chases after. Nese gets back in the ring, runs, and suckers Oney into an elbow. Nese moonsaults but Oney gets under. Oney swings, Nese goes Matrix, but then Oney clobbers Nese from behind! Oney drags Nese up to scoop and slam! Oney whips Nese to hit him with the Kitchen Sink knee! Fans cheer as Oney shouts at Nese. Oney stands Nese up to CHOP! Nese goes to a corner but Oney climbs up to rain down more right hands! Oney gets all 10 and Atlanta fires up with him. Oney brings Nese up but Nese gets away again. Oney clotheslines Nese out hard!

Oney goes out after Nese again, and points to the announce desk. Fans fire up for that, and Oney brings Nese over. Nese gets away again, and then kicks Oney before shoving him into the post! Nese runs Oney over with a big back elbow! Nese gets in the ring to refresh the count, and brings Oney up to throw into barriers! Oney is reeling but Nese is fired up! Atlanta boos and jeers as Nese drags Oney up to throw into barriers on the other side! Oney writhes as Nese refreshes the count again. Nese drags Oney back up and throws him over teh announce desk! The table blasts apart, still not feeling well after SmackDown’s brutal ending. Nese leaves Oney down and out as he goes back to the ring. Oney slowly stirs as the ring count climbs. The count passes 5, then 7. Oney stumbles up at 9 to get in at 9.9! But Nese is on him with furious stomps!

Nese stomps a premier mudhole in the corner but the ref backs him off. Nese drags Oney up again, for a strong scoop slam! Cover, TWO! Oney refuses to stay down but Nese grinds him down with a chinlock. Nese practically smothers Oney into the mat, but Oney refuses to give up. Fans build up to a rally and Oney fights his way up. Oney fights back with body shots and throws European Uppercuts. Oney runs, sunset flips but Nese slips out to mule kick hard! Cover, TWO!! Oney still lives and Nese grows annoyed. Nese kicks Oney around and bounces him off the mat. Nese drags Oney up and whips him corner to corner hard! Oney staggers and falls, Nese covers, TWO! Nese kicks Oney around more, then drags him up. Nese suplexes and holds Oney up for roughly 10 counts before dropping him down. Cover, TWO!

Nese goes after Oney with body scissors, and even clubs away with forearms. Oney endures the squeeze, but Nese pulls on Oney’s ears. Oney refuses to give up, and fans build back up to a rally. Oney fights against the hold, and throws elbows at Nese. Nese lets go but gets Oney back with a bearhug. Oney keeps fighting and Atlanta keeps rallying. Oney stands to elbow free again, and he CHOPS Nese back. Oney CHOPS but Nese throat chops! Nese runs and hotshots Oney down! Fans boo and jeer Nese but Nese triangle moonsaults, but he FLOPS! Oney and Nese are both down, but it’s Oney who fires up again. Nese drags Oney up but Oney CHOPS him again! And again! And again! Oney whips, Nese reverses, but Oney blasts Nese with a EuroUpper! Nese flounders to a corner and Oney fires up. Oney runs cornern to corner, back elbow! Then again, another back elbow! A third time, but Nese follows, only to get the elbow anyway!

Oney hops up, leaps but Nese gets under. Oney rolls and comes back, there’s the blockbuster! Nese bails out fast but Oney follows. Oney takes aim and throws Nese into barriers! Oney wants more and so does Atlanta! Oney whips Nese to the other side to get more barriers! Nese ends up in the front row! Oney drags Nese up and over then refreshes the count. Oney goes back to Nese for another go, and now Nese gets thrown into the third corner barriers! Atlanta high fives Oney before he puts Nese in the ring. Oney stalks Nese as Nese crawls and flounders. Nese stands, but fights off the Half ‘n’ Half. Oney runs back in but gets a back kick! Then knee lift, but he ducks the roundhouse to LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Oney grits his teeth and keeps his focus. Oney looms over Nese, then CHOPS him again. Nese wobbles, so Oney CHOPS him again! Oney grabs Nese by the face but Nese breaks free and headbutts!

Nese whips, slides under, pump handle but Oney slips out! Half ‘n’ Half, but Nese lands on his feet to double stomp Oney down! Cover, TWO!! Oney survives by the skin of his teeth! Both men are down but stirring as fans rally back up. Nese stands first, and he brings Oney back up. Nese Alabama lifts, but Oney kicks and lifts Nese. Nese slips out but gets another back elbow. Oney hops up, SHORYUKEN from Nese! Oney sits down, Nese brings down the knee pad! Nese goes side to side, but gets a dropkick! Oney hoists Nese up top and climbs up behind Nese. Fans anticipate what’s coming, and so does Nese. Nese resists the half nelson, then elbows Oney away. Nese adjusts, but now Oney SHORYUKENS! Nese falls to the floor, and Oney takes aim. Oney fires up, and Atlanta joins in as Oney builds speed. But Gulak appears out of nowhere to trip Oney up!! Nese rolls Oney and even holds tights, NESE WINS!

Winner: Tony Nese, by pinfall

The devious duo of Gulak and Nese work together again to “do business” and screw Oney over! Will anyone get close to the Cruiserweight Champion when the champion once again has a Premier partner?

My Thoughts:

A really good episode for 205 Live tonight! While the existence of this show is in question with NXT getting bigger and SmackDown moving to Fridays, this episode still had a lot of great stuff to move forward from Clash of Champions. For the story not going the way I expected, Dorado VS Daivari was a pretty good blow-off match (if that’s what this is). The fans were still hot from SmackDown so it was good to open with these two. I was scared when I saw Dorado’s feet hit the ropes on his way down from the Shooting Star, but luckily he still landed mostly flat on Daivari. I’ll say it again, though: without tag titles, there isn’t much for a Cruiserweight trio like Lucha House Party to do. At this point, joining up more closely with NXT will definitely benefit LHP and the Singh Brothers in getting tag team action, which in turn does bolster the NXT Tag Division, even with great teams like Forgotten Sons and the revamped Breezango still on the rise.

What a shock to see Kendrick turn on Tozawa like this, or at least at this time. I suppose the loss that broke the camel’s back was against Gallagher and Kushida, so Kendrick probably doesn’t feel Tozawa is good enough to stick around anymore. This gets some intrigue back into their story, and I’m sure the Singh Brothers will comment on this at some point now that their story has been revised. Maybe they and Kendrick actually work together, and then we get Gallagher, Tozawa and a third partner (Kushida or otherwise) for a good Six Man Tag blow-off. Carrillo’s character stays determined, that’s good. But after a really good Oney VS Nese match, even with Gulak’s interference allowing Nese to win, there could be multiple contenders for the title again. We already had Oney and Carrillo fight to determine a contender once, I’m not sure if it’d happen again so soon. Maybe Nese tries to get in, thinking he’s owed something for being Gulak’s pal again. That could result in a Triple Threat contender’s match, and one of the two Faces to get a second shot.

My Score: 8.4/10

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Tanahashi’s Final Road to New Beginning!

Evil couldn’t end President Ace, but will The House of Torture still take the NEVER Openweight Six Man Championships from him?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Kickoff – Masatora Yasuda VS Daiki Nagai; Time Limit Draw.
YOSHI-HASHI & Katsuya Murashima VS Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson; Oiwa & Jackson win.
8 Man Tag: El Phantasmo, Jado, Shota Umino & Togi Makabe VS The United Empire; ELP, Jado, Shota & Makabe win.
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NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg VS The House of Torture; The House of Torture wins and become the new NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions.
Six Man Tag: Hirooki Goto, El Desperado & YOH VS TMDK; TMDK wins.

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NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg VS The House of Torture!

Evil tried to make WrestleKingdom 19 the last time we saw President Ace in this ring but he failed! However, his minions will not stop in trying to ruin the rest of Tanahashi’s last year. Will Ren Narita, Yujiro Takahashi & Sho take these titles back to the House? Or will The Ace, Joker & Rook stand tall?

The House walks out here showing off the belts they literally stole back at New Year Dash, but now the tables have turned! Tanahashi and team attack The House from behind! The fans cheer as The House finally tastes their own medicine! Tanahashi snatches back the belts so that he, Yano & Oleg can stand with them in the ring. The House protests but they’re one to talk. The introductions are skipped, the bell rings, and the brawl is back on as Tanahashi’s team goes back out after The House! Yano whips Sho, but Sho reverses to send Yano into railing! Sho stomps away on Yano, then helps Ren mug Oleg!

Yujiro turns things around on Tanahashi, and then he brings Tanahashi out to No Man’s Land! Sho bends Oleg’s fingers, puts his hand through the railing and pulls! The fans rally for Tanahashi’s team while the ref reprimands The House. Yujiro puts Tanahashi in, then he, Sho & Ren all stomp away! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but The House all put one out on Tanahashi. Yujiro stands Tanahashi up, then he and Sho double whip Tanahashi corner to corner. Yujiro runs in but Tanahashi dodges! Tanahashi then dropkicks Sho’s leg, then he dropkicks Narita’s leg! The fans fire up and Tanahashi runs at Yujiro.

Yujiro dodges, but Tanahashi ELBOWS him away! Tanahashi goes up to CROSSBODY! The fans fire up again as Tanahashi air guitars. Tag to Yano and he TOSSES Yujiro out! Yano then brings Yujiro out into No Man’s Land, then to the back of the crowd to THROW into some open chairs! The fans cheer as Yano brings out that Great Bash Heel side, but the ref reprimands Yano. Yano tells the ref to leave him alone, and he has a chair! The ref stops Yano from hitting Yujiro! Yano argues with the ref, but now Sho & Ren mug Yano! The ref reprimands them but the mugging continues. Ren leads the ref away so Sho & Yujiro can CHOKE Yano with a chair!

The fans boo while The House also beats up Oleg & Tanahashi. Yujiro drags Yano up and then brings him back to ringside to POST him! Ren brings Oleg around with a headlock and sends him into railing! Then more railing! Then into the crowd! Yujiro uses Yano’s red chair to CHOKE him! The ring count finally starts, but Ren JAMS Oleg up with a chair! The count reaches 10 of 20 and The House returns to the ring. Yano is still down at 15! The fans rally, Yano rises up at 17, and he lurches in at 19! The fans cheer but Yujiro is annoyed. Yujiro drops a leg, then an elbow, then a HEADBUTT! Cover, TWO!

The fans cheer as Yano stays in this, but Ren sends Tanahashi into railing! Yujiro tags Sho, Sho CHOKES Yano with a boot to the neck! The ref counts, Sho stops, then Sho TOSSES Yano out! Sho keeps the ref distracted while Ren JAMS Yano up with a chair! Ren pushes Yano in, Sho covers, TWO! Yano survives and Sho is frustrated. Tag to Ren, he drags Yano up, and Ren whips Yano to ELBOW him down! Cover, TWO! Ren BLASTS Tanahashi off the apron! Ren grins as the ref now keeps Oleg back. Ren CHOKES Yano on the ropes, Sho joins in to CLAW Yano’s eyes, but then the ref counts. Ren lets off and Yano flops down.

Ren drags Yano up, but Yano pulls hair! Ren breaks free, knees low, then runs up. Yano dodges, clinches, and BELLY2BELLY SUPLEXES! The fans fire up, Yano hot tags Oleg! Oleg jumps in and CLOBBERS Ren! Oleg then deadlifts Ren, but Sho attacks! The fans boo, Sho runs, SPEAR bounces off of Oleg! Oleg then deadlifts Sho! Shake, Shake, Shake! But Yujiro CLUBS Oleg! Yujiro & Ren double whip, but Oleg DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLES! The fans fire up and Oleg runs at the corner to SPLASH Ren! Then he scoops and TOSSES Ren! The fans fire up as Oleg then runs to SPLASH! Cover, TWO!

Ren survives but Oleg deadlifts Ren right to the fireman’s carry! Ren fights free, CHOKES Oleg, but Oleg breaks free! Oleg winds up but Ren ducks the chop! Ren CHOKES Oleg, the ref counts, but Oleg CHOKES Ren! The fans cheer, and then Oleg TOSSES Ren to the corner! Tag to Tanahashi and the fans fire up! Oleg and Tanahashi haul Ren up, double whip him corner to corner, then Tanahashi sends Oleg in! Oleg ELBOWS Ren, then Tanahashi SPLASHES! Tanahashi scoops and SLAMS Ren into the drop zone! Oleg goes up, up and VADER BOMBS! Tanahashi goes up to SUNSET SENTON! Cover, Yujiro breaks it!

Oleg CLOBBERS Yujiro for that, then goes out after him. The fans fire up as Tanahashi powers up. Tanahashi runs, but Sho gets a cheap shot in! Ren BOOTS Tanahashi, tags Sho, and Sho BLASTS Yano! Yujiro turns things around on Oleg and now The House double whips President Ace! Sho runs in to forearm SMASH! Yuijro BOOTS! Ren ELBOWS Tanahashi! Ren & Sho snapmare Tanahashi, then hold the legs open! Yujiro shoves the ref aside, then FALLING HEADBUTTS Tanahashi down low! The fans boo but now Sho covers, TWO!! Tanahashi survives and Sho argues with the ref! The fans rally for Tanahashi, but Ren has his repaired pushup bar!

Ren takes aim, Tanahashi dodges, SHOTEI! Sho kicks, Tanahashi blocks to DRAGON SCREW! Yujiro runs up, but gets caught into a TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! The fans fire up as Tanahashi crawls for his corner! Hot tag to Yano! Yano unties a buckle pad! The fans cheer, Yano whips, but Sho reverses! Yano stops from hitting the buckles, then he dodges Sho to send him into bare buckles! Yano rolls Sho up, TWO!! Sho escapes but Yano hurries to get Sho’s legs! Oleg hops in, CATAPULT into Oleg’s BELLY2BELLY! The fans fire up as Yano then stands Sho up, ONIGO- NO, Sho fights free! Sho dodges, but the ref stops him from hitting a low blow!

The ref and Sho argue, but Yujiro & Ren mug Yano! They double whip Yano, but Yano grabs ropes. Yano then sends Ren into Yujiro to DOUBLE LOW BLOW them! Atomic drop for Sho! Tanahashi runs up, SLINGBLADE! Oleg deadlifts Sho right into a fireman’s carry and DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! But YOSHINOBU KANEMARU is here! The Heel Master gets on the apron, but Young Lions already apprehend him! Yano hauls Sho up, for ONIGOROSHI!! Cover, KANEMARU TOSSES THE YOUNG LION ONTO THE REF! The fans boo but Kanemaru attacks Yano! But then Yano hits him with an atomic drop!

Kanemaru WHISKEY MISTS!? Sho LOW BLOWS Yano!! Sho rolls Yano up, HOUSE OF TORTURE WINS!!

Winners: The House of Torture, by pinfall (NEW NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions)

What a travesty! A miscarriage of justice! Evil isn’t even here, but his army of darkness just won the gold! Yano is upset, Tanahashi is disappointed, but Oleg is mad! Oleg storms back in, only for Yujiro to BELT SHOT him down! Yujiro then kicks Oleg out, and shows he’s pretty sore from the low blow. Will these belts help the House feel much, much better?

Six Man Tag: Hirooki Goto, El Desperado & YOH VS TMDK!

The Fierce Warrior won the New Japan Ranbo to earn his shot at the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, so that means he and Zack Sabre Jr. will do battle for the New Beginning! Will the Rogue Luchador & Direct Drive help Goto gain the upper hand? Or will Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles help The Mighty Front Man prepare for war?

The teams sort out while all of TMDK’s title belts are put aside. The Japanese Young Punk steps to Despy, so Despy accepts. The fans cheer and the bell rings. Despy and Fujita stare down while the fans rally. Despy has the majority, and the two circle. They feel things out, Despy facelocks but Fujita slips around to waistlock. Despy slips out, moves around, but Fujita stays on him. They go around, break, and the fans cheer. They tie up, Despy wrenches to hammerlock, but Fujita elbows free to hammerlock back. Despy switches, Fujita switches, repeat! They go hammerlock for hammerlock, but then Despy top wristlocks to wrangle FUjita!

The fans cheer, Fujita fights up, but Despy shifts to a cording hold. Fujtia whips but Despy reverses and arm-drags! Fujita comes back, he avoids the arm-drag, and then he CHOPS! Despy is stinging, but Fujita CHOPS him again! And CHOPS him again! The fans cheer, Fujita CHOPS again, but now Despy CHOPS! Fujita CHOPS, Despy ends up in the Mighty corner, and Eagles tags in. Eagles CHOPS, but then Despy CHOPS! Eagles shoves Despy and says he’s bored. He wants Yoh! The fans rally for Yoh, so Despy tags him in. The fans cheer as Yoh and Eagles circle. Wait, Yoh starts up the “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!”

Eagles is rather amused, and says not bad. Eagles starts it up for himself, but Yoh sneaks up! Eagles stops the schoolboy and sits on the cover, TWO and Yoh has the sunset flip! TWO, both men stand and point at the other! The fans applaud, then Yoh kicks low. Yoh whips, Eagles reverses to go up and around to arm-drag! Eagles runs in, Yoh sidesteps but Eagles hurdles. Eagles RANAS then WHEEL KICKS! Eagles kips up and the fans cheer. Eagles puts Yoh in a corner, and he says “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” CHOP CHOP CHOP! “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” CHOP CHOP CHOP! “ROBBIE!” CHOP! “ROBBIE!” CHOP! “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” CHOP CHOP CHOP!

The fans cheer while Yoh flounders around. Eagles whips, Goto sneaks a tag, then Goto & Yoh DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE Eagles! They BLAST ZSJ and Fujita, then call to Despy! Despy says no thanks, they can go ahead. “Se~ no!” DRUM BEAT on Eagles’ back! Goto asks if Despy is sure he doesn’t want in, and Despy says it’s fine. Goto CLUBS Eagles, but Eagles fires body shots! Eagles fires a forearm, but Goto knees low! Goto fireman’s carries, but Eagles fights free. Eagles waistlocks, Goto elbows free and runs, only for ZSJ to trip him up! Eagles BLASTS Yoh & Despy off the apron while Fujita basement dropkicks Goto!

ZSJ spins Goto around to be on the apron, then gives him a NECK TWIST! The fans cheer and ZSJ brings Goto out to UPPERCUT him down! ZSJ brings Goto up to UPPERCUT again, then UPPERCUTS him again! Goto stumbles and falls, Eagles CHOPS Yoh, and Fujita CHOPS Despy! ZSJ brings Goto up and wrenches his arm, then wrenches it again. But Goto fires forearms in return! ZSJ UPPERCUTS Goto again, the CHOPS continue by the ramp side, and ZSJ puts Goto in. Eagles tags ZSJ in whiel Fujita and Despy CHOP each other back and forth. ZSJ clamps on a headscissors and he squeezes tight!

Goto endures, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! ZSJ lets go cleanly and brings Goto to the corner. Tag to Fujita and he stomps Goto. Fujita drags Goto up while fans rally, and Fujita wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER! Fujtia wrenches again, ELBOW BREAKER! And again, ELBOW BREAKER! Fujita wrenches, top wristlocks, and he wrangles Goto to the mat. Fujita STOMPS that arm, then he tags Eagles. The Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions get Goto’s arms while ZSJ steps in to have a leg! Goto endures as TMDK cycles through the armlocks and leglocks! Red Shoes counts but TMDK keeps rotating before he reaches 4!

Then TMDK returns where they started, and Goto endures the DOUBLE STRAIGHT ARMBARS and INDIAN DEATHLOCK! Red Shoes counts, all three men let go at 4! ZSJ stands, he still has the deathlock, and he bridges back! Goto endures, keeps his shoulders up, but ZSJ stands to tag in Eagles. Eagles drags Goto around, then hits a KNEE JAMMER! Tag to Fujita, they drag Goto up, and they double whip him to ropes. They DOUBLE ELBOW Goto down, ZSJ hops in for a NECK TWIST! Goto sits up into a DOUBLE PENALTY KICK! Cover, Despy breaks it! The fans cheer but Red Shoes reprimands.

Despy stands down, but Fujita BLASTS him off the apron! Fujita drags Goto up, wrenches, and whips him to a corner. Fujita runs up to CHOP, then he snapmares to PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer but Fujita coordinates with TMDK. Fujita drags Goto up, and he wants to do the Chaos drum thing? ZSJ isn’t so sure but Eagles is for it. Eagles steps in, but Yoh runs up! Eagles kicks Yoh, and “Se~ no!” Eagles & Fujita DRUM on Yoh! The fans cheer and ZSJ acts like he doesn’t know what’s going on. The fans cheer for ZSJ to join in, but he puts up the X, that’s not for him. Eagles & Fujita DRUM away on Goto!

Goto stands up and grabs Fujita by the face! Eagles CLUBS Goto, he and Fujita double whip, but Goto DOUBLE LARIATS first! The fans fire up while they’re all down! ZSJ storms in and grabs Goto’s leg! ANKLE LOCK! Goto endures, fights around, and rolls through to throw ZSJ! ZSJ comes back to RAM Goto, then he runs, only for Goto to RUN him over! The fans fire up while both men are down! Goto crawls, hot tag to Despy! Despy runs at the corner to ELBOW Fujita! Despy reels Fujita in for a suplex, high and hard! Cover, TWO! Despy fires up and the fans are with him! Fujita underhooks, PINCHE- NO, Fujita fights free!

Fujita swings but Despy blocks the chop! Despy knees low, whips, but Fujita reverses to GAMANGIRI! The fans cheer while both men are down! Fujita roars while he rises up, and he storms back to Despy. Fujita waistlocks, deadlifts Despy, but Despy fights the suplex with elbows! Despy is free, but Fujita runs up to slip around and backslide! Despy rolls through, Fujita KICKS him down! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up and Fujita fires up again. Fujita drags Despy back up, reels him in, and suplexes, but Despy fights that. Despy wrenches, but Fujita ROCKS him! Despy ROCKS Fujita in return!

Fujita and Despy keep the wristlock while they fire forearm after forearm back and forth! The fans rally up as the shots go faster and faster, but then both men wobble! Fujita fires a forearm, then another! Despy ROCKS Fujita in return! Despy runs, Eagles slips in, SOBAT! Fujita UPPERCUTS! Eagles scoops Despy but Yoh makes the save! Eagles kicks Yoh, he and Fujita double whip, but Yoh reverses to crisscross them into each other! FALCON- NO, Eagles slips out, but Yoh switches! Yoh feeds Eagles to Despy’s ELBOW! Yoh reels Eagles back in, FALCON ARROW! The fans fire up but Fujita runs up!

Despy & Yoh double kick, double whip, but Fujita DOUBLE SHOTGUNS! Fujita kips up, the fans fire up, and Fujita whips Despy, but Despy reverses to SPINEBUSTER! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Fujita and Despy crawl for their corners, hot tags to Goto and ZSJ! The fans fire up as both men run in, Goto LARIATS ZSJ! Goto roars and the fans are with him! Goto fires a flurry of forearms, then whips corner to corner. Goto runs in, MURAMASA! Then SAIDO! Cover, TWO! ZSJ survives and Goto fires up again! Goto fireman’s carries but ZSJ pulls on an arm! Goto powers out and ROCKS ZSJ!

Goto runs, ZSJ wrangles him to a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Eagles & Fujita BLAST Yoh & Despy off the arm! They have Yoh & Despy stuck on the outside with armlocks while ZSJ has the DISARMER! Yoh breaks free of Eagles and DROPKICKS ZSJ! Eagles returns to SUPERKICK Yoh! Despy is in, Eagles slips around and feeds him to Fujita’s MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up and TMDK drags Goto up. But Goto fires forearms on Eagles & Fujita! They DOUBLE CHOP, then double wrench! MAX- NO, Goto fights free and kicks Fujita! Goto deflects Eagles’ kick to LARIAT! Fujita kicks Goto, runs, but Goto follows! LARIAT!

ZSJ RAMS Goto, whips, but Goto reverses! Fireman’s carry, USHIGOROSHI! The fans fire up while ZSJ clutches his head. Goto hauls ZSJ up, dragon sleepers, but ZSJ drops down! Goto drops onto ZSJ for a cover, TWO!! ZSJ is up, Goto sends him into a corner! RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP, into a GOTO SAN SHIKI!! Cover, TWO!! ZSJ escapes, BOOTS Goto, then runs! DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Neither man falls, so DOUBLE LARIATS collide again! Goto roars, runs, but ZSJ KCIKS the lariat, PELES the other arm, then SWEEPS the legs! Goto falls, but then sits up, into a PENALTY KICK! The fans fire up and ZSJ hurries to drag Goto back up.

ZSJ scoops, ZACK- NO, Goto slips free and has the SLEEPER! Goto sits ZSJ and rolls him, GOTO NI SHIKI!! TWO!! ZSJ has the legs, JAPANESE LEG ROLL CLUTCH, with bridge!! TMDK WINS!!

Winners: TMDK, by pinfall

It was a fast and furious finish of technical holds, but who else but the best technical wrestler in the world would pull it out? Goto is frustrated for getting caught like that, but will he avenge himself in just 12 days?

As for TMDK, Eagles starts off by saying, “G’day, Sendai!” Eagles then pretends to check his watch, and asks, “Rocky doki desu ka? <Where is Rocky?> Zabishii. <How lonely.>” The fans chuckle at Eagles’ fake crying, and Eagles then tells Yoh & Rocky that next month in Osaka, see you then! The fans applaud, and then Eagles offers the mic to Fujita. The fans cheer Fujita on, and Fujita accepts. “That lariat turned me inside out, so I’ll keep this short! I’m beating El Desperado!” The fans cheer that, ready to see Fujita challenge Desperado for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship on Tuesday, February 4th!

And lastly, that brings things to The Front Man. ZSJ takes the mic to say, “People of Sendai, thank you very much!” The fans cheer, but then ZSJ tells “Ko-kun” and “Robbie-chan” to “cut that drumming bit. It was lame.” The fans chuckle again, and ZSJ says 2025 isn’t the Year of the Snake. No, it’s all orange! ZSJ promises that TMDK won’t just paint NJPW orange, but the entire world! “Osaka will be here soon enough. Goto, this is your last chance. Let’s make the most of it.” The fans like the sound of that! ZSJ says they’ll end with this: This year revolves around TMDK! Arigato gozaimashita! The fans are ready, will the New Beginning in Osaka be Mighty?

My Thoughts:

A very good event for NJPW, though “Road to” always indicates more tune-up filler than thriller. Gabe Kidd going after Yota Tsuji and the Global Heavyweight Championship is an interesting development, but that is going to be a great match. The NEVER Openweight Six Man Championship match was really good stuff, and I was only a little surprised that The House of Torture won. Firstly, Tanahashi has to lose those titles at some time, so might as well pull off the Band-Aid now before The New Beginning events. Then this works with the story from Oleg and Josh Barnett where Barnett wants to help Oleg reach that singles title level.

And very good Six Man Tag main event to not only build Goto VS ZSJ but also Desperado VS Fujita. Great win for TMDK, but we have a lot of other Road to New Beginning events to build Goto VS ZSJ. A lot of filler 10 Man Tags are on the schedule, but I probably won’t be bothering with those. Despy VS Fujita will be great, but Fujita and Eagles are already the tag champions, so I don’t see Fujita winning. As for Goto VS ZSJ, ZSJ said it himself that this is very likely Goto’s last chance at ever being the top champion in NJPW, but I don’t see Goto winning. It’ll be an epic battle, but I feel like ZSJ is going to stay on top.

My Score: 8.7/10

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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 1.30.25

Are we gonna get consecutive weeks of momentum or we gonna get the “LOL TNA” moment already?

Published

5 hours ago

January 30, 2025

Andrew Balaz

Coming off the first Live iMPACT! in 8 years, it has been pretty universally agreed upon that it was not a bad show. Good favor, a larger audience then they’ve had in years and TNA actually did fairly well establishing themselves as not a third rate duelist.

Let’s see if the good tidings continue or if things start to well…TNA.

The official liaison between @WWENXT and TNA, @AriannaGraceWWE, was rudely interrupted by Tessa Blanchard while speaking with @MeanGiaMiller!

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— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) January 31, 2025

Ratings:

Cora Jade vs Hyan: Cora wins via Jaded – ** 1/2
Brian Myers w/The System vs Leon Slater: Myers wins via Roster Cut – ** 3/4
Laredo Kid vs Mustafa Ali: Ali wins via 450 – ** 3/4
Eric Young & Josh Alexander vs Sinner & Saint: No Contest? EY Turned Heel – N/A
Ace Austin vs Wes Lee w/Tyson & Tyriek: Wes wins via Cardiac Kick – ***
Kaiba Boys (Nic & Ryan Nemeth) vs Fir$t Cla$$: Kaibas win via Danger Zone – ***

Results:

Nic Nemeth comes out to talk, doesn’t complain and says he’s just gonna dust himself off and start again. Ryan comes out to complain on behalf of “hiissss brrooother” and run down Hendry. Nic is playing babyface still and Ryan is instigating is typical little brother fashion. Nic tries to appease Ryan saying this could be a big year for both of them, so Fir$t Cla$$ music hits and KC Navarro cuts them off and hands off to AJ Francis. Ryan get mad at them interrupting, Nic tries to calm the situation but Ryan decides to agree to a tag match that Nic doesn’t seem like he wanted to go there. But Santino comes out and makes it official.

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Cora Jade vs Hyan

Hyan tries a Pump Kick, Cora catches it, lays her out and kicks her feet up in the corner getting cocky. Snapmare with the Hair, into a Springboard Single Stomp from Cora, Hyan is getting throttled along the ropes and putting up much of a fight to start. Hyan is usually just enhancement talent in TNA, even though she does have a solid pedigree in the indies and internationally. Hyan finally moves so Cora smashes herself into the corner, Wasteland from Hyan for a 1 count, Cora counters Hyan’s attempted offense and then hits Jaded for the win!

The match did what it needed to, Cora tried to lay in the boots further, Xia runs out to make a save but Cora baits her into a false sense of security and goes after Xia. So Masha comes out for the save on the person who made the save. Cora comes off looking pretty good and Masha scaring her off helps Masha’s aura.

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Brian Myers w/The System vs Leon Slater

Myers grabs the quick Headlock into the Shoulder Tackle and welcome back to 1997 wrestling starts. Myers got cocky, shot Leon into the ropes and eats a Shoulder Tackle from Leon, so a little showboating from Leon gets under Myers skin and causes him to make a few missteps. Leon hits the Feint Mule Kick into the Handspring Back Elbow for 2, but when he tries to continue, Myers pulls him down into the buckles. Myers looks for a Spear, Leon Leap Frogs and Myers eats turnbuckle. He powders, the System shields him from a dive, and we’re starting to see the numbers game come into play.

A Thrust Kick from Myers rocks Leon as he’s coming back in, Strong Irish Whip into a Gator Roll and then Sleeper Hold. Again, offense brought to you by Bill Clinton. Leon gets away from the Sleeper, tries to hit the ropes and Myers does his Baseball Slide Trip. Slow heel moves from Myers, Sleeper, Facelocks, Back Elbows…just slow classic heel offense. Leon tries to fire, eats a Knee Lift. Irish Whip but Leon counters by hoping the ropes to the apron, quick pop shot and then Springboard Crossbody into a series of Lariats and a Shotgun Kick! Leon has the momentum, Blue Thunder Bomb for two! Leon goes to the top, Myers is up, Leon rolls to the other side to avoid Myers, Myers eats a Leg Lariat from Leon and Myers pushes off, Bicycle Kick, Thrust Kick into Implant DDT for only two! Myers looks to Spear, gets rolled up in a Small Package, Kick out, dumped outside, Leon flies over the corner onto Myers!

System surrounds Leon, tries to get a few shots, but Leon has some quick offense for everyone. In the chaos, Lish puts a Ring on Myers’ hand so a Loaded Punch into Roster Cut and Myers wins!

Laredo Kid vs Mustafa Ali

Slow start with Ali being arrogant into a Lucha stalemate section where there’s Satellite counters, Headscissors and a powder to break the nonsense. Corner counters, Overhand Chops from both, they tussle on the top rope, Ali backflips off the ropes, Laredo tries a Crossbody but Mustafa hits a Dropkick. Grounded Abdominal Stretch from Ali, Laredo tries to fight up and out, but Ali slams him back down, talks smack, slaps him and then eats a Michinoku Driver out of nowhere! But only a two count! Ali manages to pull Laredo into the corner pads, tries a dirty pin with feet on the ropes but the referee sees it, Laredo tries a Roll-Up in the disarray, Ali kicks out, they run back and forth, Ali just slides out thinking he’s outsmarted Laredo but Laredo hits the Suicida for a solid pop. Ali pokes the eye and grabs at the mask, Laredo is off kilter, Ali baits Laredo through the corner, hits the Draping DDT off the apron, slides Laredo back in and 450 for the win.

Eric Young & Josh Alexander vs Sinner & Saint

Jabroni duo comes out, and they look stupid, their music is generic Hot Topic trash and the one with hair walks like he’s pretending to be a Delirious fused with a Dinosaur. They look so insanely pathetic.

Dino-nerd tries a stand switch and suplex but Josh no sells and looks like the older sibling judging the little sibling’s stupidity. Bald jabroni tags in, does nothing, blind tag just for Josh to single handedly lay both out. Of course they’re trying to establish the loser squad, so the eventually have a good defensive moment that catches Josh and isolates him in their corner. He still mostly takes care of both of them. This is honestly pathetic.

Locomotion counter switches in the corner before a Shotgun Kick wipes out Josh, Dino-nerd tries a Lio Rush style splash but misses, Josh tags out, EY looks to tee off but he turns and lays out Josh. EY turns heel…that was not on my Bingo Card, but I’m not mad about it. EY has the maniacal look in his eyes again, so Sanity or Violence by Design could be back? Can he call the group SAnitY since they’re working with WWE now?

Ace Austin vs Wes Lee w/Tyson & Tyriek

Things start slow then a few quick strike spots from Ace. A grounded Heel Kick and Enzuigiri rocks Wes, Wes slingshots back in, Sunset, Ace dodges tries to stay crouched to get cute but Up Kick from Wes kicks Ace in the face. Wes crotches Ace on the top rope, Enzuigiri, Suicida leaves Ace laying on the ramp. Wes hits the Street Fighter combo in with Ace shoved in the corner, the crowd chants “Boring” so Wes revels in the negativity and mockingly does the Rascalz taunt. A few quick shots and Ace kicks out at one and holds the ropes as Wes just lights him up with kicks. Ace asks for more, and goes full Strong Style. A few round kicks to the chest before Wes decides to do the hell thing and a Spinning Thrust Kick to the side of the face. Wes puts Ace in a Key Lock and Ace struggles to his feet before barely slipping the lock.

They trade strikes, Triangle Kick misses for Ace but he manages to connect after with a strike, a few more, Click Click Boom, Seated Miz Lariats in the corner, Wes falls out of the corner, Triangle Kick for the near fall, but the offense isn’t over and Ace hits the Gutwrench Sitout Powerbomb! Ace looks for The Fold, Tyson and Tyriek make their presence felt, Ace does the apron dance and kicks them both in the face. Wes gets dumped out of the ring, Ace with a Fosbury Flop (not the best one he’s done), Tyriek picks the ankle long enough to slow down Ace as Ace walks into the Cardiac Kick!

Wes and crew attacks Ace after the match, so The Rascalz make the save. We’re obviously going to get a 6 man soon, and this is perfectly fine.

Kaiba Boys (Nic & Ryan Nemeth) vs Fir$t Cla$$

AJ starts with Ryan and just shoves him away and demands Nic, Nic gets the best of AJ but AJ tags in KC and KC gets in a few quick shots, some cute counters and showboating before eating a Dropkick from Nic. AJ comes in to try and take out Nic, the Kaibas take out AJ and then dump KC into AJ’s arms and hold the ring going to commercial.

During the commercial a little blind tag and Spiderman in the ropes taunt from KC caught Ryan off guard so First Class is in control. AJ is beating the hell out of Ryan in the ropes, then hits Tennessee Whiskey for the “Money Money Money” taunt. KC tags himself in and starts slapping Ryan around, Dropkick into 305 as KC cuts off Ryan from Nic, throws Ryan in the corner, Rolling Uppercuts, Snapmare, Roll through, Chest Stomp into a near fall. KC tags in AJ and a little tandem offense gives them another near fall but Mokuba refuses to lose…so far. AJ steps on Ryan’s chest and then lays in a few Overhand Chops. AJ slowing things down, looks for a power move but Ryan slips it into a Sleeper Attempt but AJ counters and slams Ryan down for another two count. Two Sidewalk Slams after getting bounced out of the corner, but Ryan keeps kicking out.

AJ takes Nic off the apron, looks for another Sidewalk Slam but Ryan turns it into a Satellite DDT. Simultaneous tag time, KC eats the fire from Nic, two Lariats, Stinger Splash, Rude Awakening, 10 Count Shots to the Heart for…AJ breaks it up! AJ looks for a Down Payment but Nic slips, Superkick, Ryan tries to rock AJ to no avail so they both Lariat AJ out and Avalanche Polish Hammer from Ryan lays out AJ. KC tries the Flash Pinfall but Nic rolls out, a few quick shouts, Spinning Heel Kick from KC for a 2 count. Nic hits a FAMEasser into Danger Zone after Ryan’s blind tag so Ryan gets the cover as Nic just laughs and takes it in.

Overall Score: 6.25/10

Nothing to really be offended by. Some of the stuff was a little low stakes or obvious filler, but stories moved forward with Cora, Wes and the Kaibas. Plus you know, Eric Young turning on Josh is a little unexpected. EY has been the fill in Dreamer/Scott with the “Ra-Ra” speeches and feel good crap for significant shows, so having him go back to Maniac is a nice twist.

Tessa also steering into this “Locker Room bully” persona is smart. It’s not a stretch from what people already think, so steering into the skid is very smart. I may not have been blown away by anything in this episode, but it was definitely decent and did a solid enough job showcasing the partnership and not making the TNA talent feel like an after thought.

All in all, very nice.